Wear it now

If you think about it, it does make some sort of sense. Over the past couple of seasons, chainmail and a metallic finish have been used at places such as Prada and Dolce & Gabbana. Fashion loves a good heroine, so here comes Joan of Arc as the biggest style influence of 2003. Ho ho ho, you say, stop talking rot. But there she is, on the cover of this month's influential Italian Vogue (oooh, actually, it's model Stella Tennant with a spooky bowlhead fringe). How to do it in real life: look for clothes that have an armour effect in their panelling, and lop your hair into a seemingly-unattractive one-level bob. Come on, have courage!